Best practices, updated every Wednesday

September 03, 2014

Tip of the month: Increase the pace of change

According to the chairs, managing partners and leaders of AmLaw 200 firms interviewed for my new book Client Value and Law Firm Profitability,the faster firms act, the more likely they are to survive and prosper in today’s increasingly demanding marketplace. In Altman Weil’s most recent Chief Legal Officers Survey, the top three things that clients want are improved budget forecasting, greater cost reduction, and more efficient legal project management (LPM). Since LPM will help meet the first two requests, you could say the top three things clients want are LPM, LPM, and more LPM. To date, the response at too many firms has been delay, delay, and more delay.

The first Wednesday of every month is devoted to a short and simple tip to help lawyers increase efficiency, provide greater value to their clients and/or develop new business. This month’s tip is explained in detail in Chapter 7 of my new book.